Alexa Leary on her road to recovery - The Australian Women's Weekly
Paralympian Alexa Leary may not be competing in the 2026 Commonwealth Games, but that's not stopping her swimming into a bright future.
www.womensweekly.com.auI don’t have live access to all current news sources in this moment, but I can share the latest publicly reported updates on Alexa Leary from recently published summaries I’ve seen.
Key points from recent coverage:
- Alexa Leary, also known as Lex, is a Paralympic swimmer who survived a life-threatening cycling accident in 2021 that caused traumatic brain injury. Recent pieces highlight her ongoing recovery, advocacy for traumatic brain injury awareness, and a return to competition culminating in Paralympic success after a long rehabilitation period.[2][5][7]
- In 2026, multiple outlets note her public appearances and interviews where she discusses living with brain injury, the rebuilding process, and her aim to raise awareness about invisible disabilities. She has also published a memoir titled Sink or Swim, detailing her journey.[5][7]
- There has been ongoing media interest around reunions with lifesaving medical teams and doctors who helped save her life, as well as calls for a national traumatic brain injury awareness day in Australia.[5]
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